NYANGA
Animated film | Director: Medhin Tewolde Serrano | Running time: 20 min. | Country: Mexico | Year: 2023 | Produced by: Terra Nostra Films.
Synopsis:
During the colonial era, Nyanga was kidnapped off the coast of Africa, brought to Mexico and enslaved. Based on historical fact, and using shadow theater and hand made cinema, ‘Nyanga’ is an homage to resistance against colonial chains.
Festivals:
XXV RiverRun International Film Festival (USA)
XXXVI IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Netherlands)
XXVI Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico)
XVI Animasyros International Animation Festival (Syros, Greece)
XVIII Ambulante Documental Itinerante (Mexico)
XXI Morelia International Film Festival (Mexico)